diff --git a/decorations/meson.build b/decorations/meson.build
index f96c80b..b62bdb0 100644
--- a/decorations/meson.build
+++ b/decorations/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-deco_sdk = declare_dependency(dependencies: [pixman])
+deco_sdk = declare_dependency(dependencies: [freetype, pixman])
 
 decorations = []
 foreach deco : ['background', 'stack', 'underline']
diff --git a/modules/meson.build b/modules/meson.build
index 5986c51..552fc1f 100644
--- a/modules/meson.build
+++ b/modules/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module_sdk = declare_dependency(dependencies: [pixman, threads])
+module_sdk = declare_dependency(dependencies: [freetype, pixman, threads])
 
 modules = []